1-1 By: Uher (Senate Sponsor - Harris) H.B. No. 1527
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House March 30, 1995;
1-3 April 3, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Administration; April 5, 1995, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 5, 1995, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to designating speaker's day as a day to honor former
1-9 members of the house of representatives.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Section 303.001(2), Government Code, is amended
1-12 to read as follows:
1-13 (2) "Speaker's reunion day ceremony" means a ceremony
1-14 held <during the tenure of the speaker of the house of
1-15 representatives> to honor former members of the house of
1-16 representatives <the speaker> for their <the speaker's> service to
1-17 the state.
1-18 SECTION 2. Section 303.002(a), Government Code, is amended
1-19 to read as follows:
1-20 (a) Before any contributions are accepted or any
1-21 expenditures are made for a governor for a day or speaker's reunion
1-22 day ceremony, the president pro tempore or the speaker, as
1-23 appropriate, shall designate a chairman to be responsible for
1-24 conducting the ceremony.
1-25 SECTION 3. Section 303.003, Government Code, is amended to
1-26 read as follows:
1-27 Sec. 303.003. CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) An individual,
1-28 association, corporation, or other legal entity may contribute
1-29 funds, services, or other things of value to defray the expenses of
1-30 the governor for a day or speaker's reunion day ceremony. A
1-31 contribution under this subsection is not a political contribution
1-32 for purposes of state law regulating political contributions or
1-33 prohibiting political contributions by corporations or labor
1-34 organizations.
1-35 (b) The chairman shall keep a record of each contribution
1-36 received to defray the expenses of the governor for a day or
1-37 speaker's reunion day ceremony.
1-38 (c) Contributions from a contributor to the speaker's
1-39 reunion day ceremony may not exceed an aggregate of $100 cash or an
1-40 aggregate value of more than $100.
1-41 SECTION 4. Section 303.004, Government Code, is amended to
1-42 read as follows:
1-43 Sec. 303.004. EXPENDITURES. (a) The chairman may authorize
1-44 the expenditure of funds for:
1-45 (1) printing;
1-46 (2) employment of staff;
1-47 (3) professional and consultant fees;
1-48 (4) postage, telephone, and telegraph expenses; and
1-49 (5) any other purpose reasonably related to conducting
1-50 the governor for a day or speaker's reunion day ceremony, including
1-51 fund raising.
1-52 (b) The chairman shall keep a record of each expenditure
1-53 related to the governor for a day or speaker's reunion day
1-54 ceremony.
1-55 SECTION 5. Section 303.005(a), Government Code, is amended
1-56 to read as follows:
1-57 (a) Not later than the 60th day after the date on which the
1-58 governor for a day or speaker's reunion day ceremony occurs, the
1-59 chairman shall file with the secretary of state a final report
1-60 indicating:
1-61 (1) the name and address of each contributor of more
1-62 than $50;
1-63 (2) the amount of each contribution of more than $50;
1-64 (3) whether a contribution of more than $50 was in
1-65 cash or in kind;
1-66 (4) the total of all contributions of $50 or less;
1-67 (5) the total of all contributions received;
1-68 (6) the name and address of each entity to which an
2-1 expenditure of more than $50 was made;
2-2 (7) the amount of each expenditure of more than $50;
2-3 (8) the purpose of each expenditure of more than $50;
2-4 (9) the total of all expenditures of $50 or less; and
2-5 (10) the total of all expenditures.
2-6 SECTION 6. The importance of this legislation and the
2-7 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-8 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-9 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-10 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
2-11 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
2-12 passage, and it is so enacted.
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